I am a car mechanic but i like wood work i dont have a words to say , how great craftsmen in this world and this full video make me surprise. Thanks sir you are great.
Hi David, Great video and you were able to spend the video time in documenting everything. Heck of a nice shop too👍👍 My neighbor down the street has a shop in his garage and we built a stereo rack similar in design but about 4” shorter due to the limitations in my music room. We used 3 birch countertop slabs for shelves and African mahogany for the 4 legs. I stained the legs in a dark Java color (Gel/oil-based) from General Finishes. I applied 3 coats of General Finishes Gel Satin (oil based) to the shelves and legs and it was just yesterday that I completed the last coat in my garage. Now I will need to wait a month for the finish to cure before placing 50 lb. stereo gear on the shelves. Again, congrats on your wonderful vid!
@@difalkner - I am about 50% done with the vid. I will finish it after I move the rack to my small music room and video some more. I have some UA-cam vids posted under my name for my vintage stereo gear.
Very impressive. Your knowledge is worth more than money. I would have loved to have been a student of yours. Would love to know how to do this sort of work. The knowledge of timber, sanding, machinery, spraying and so much more involved. You make it look easy and have inspired me to seek out good quality hardwood and do it myself. I am going to give this a go. Thanks for posting and greetings from Australia.
Beautiful setup.. wondering how the speakers sound jammed back against a wall..they look impressive though. The stand is really awesome and I think I'll take some ideas from it's construction for my own build. Excellent build quality and nice wood.
@@Blackhowk3 I assume you are referring to the middle and bottom shelves. That was done to give the look of Curly Maple to all of the shelves and not just the top one. Once equipment is on the shelves, you wouldn’t really be able to see the shelves themselves. And it was far less expensive to use Hard Rock Maple for those two shelves and put the Curly Maple strip on the front to give it the same look as the top shelf. Thanks for watching and thank you for your question!
@@difalkner Thankfully I'm more in the school of placing hifi components on smaller lightweight surfaces that can't store acoustic energy and release it later to colour the sound of delicate turntables and tube electronics . (Russ Andrews did interesting work with a shelf he called Torlyte) That doesn't stop me appreciating the natural beauty or wood and your creative skills. Beautiful work!
@@markcurry5758 My CAD computer is in the shop so I can’t check but as I recall they were about 1.75 x 3.75. I bought the Purpleheart from a local hardwood supplier.
That curly/tiger maple is gorgeous and tough and expensive to come by. Very nice combination with the purpleheart. I'm surprised that you had issues with the threaded inserts. I have installed them in hard maple but mine were in face grain and not end grain. Did you lubricate the threads? Are the inserts fine thread? Beautiful workmanship.
Sorry for the delay in responding; turns out I wasn't getting notifications for comments. I used Beeswax on the threads and they are coarse threaded. Thanks for the comment and for watching the video!
David, if you don't mind sharing, what are the dimensions of the posts? I've been planning a rack for quite sometime but Im dithering on the post dimensions.
I love that "Any project that requires the purchase of a new tool is a good project" I always put it off and the next thing I make I wish I had bought the damn thing at the start of the last thing I made. I will remember that bit of wisdom Thank you.
I love watching a true craftsman. Truly inspiring piece. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! It was definitely a fun build. 😁
I am a car mechanic but i like wood work i dont have a words to say , how great craftsmen in this world and this full video make me surprise. Thanks sir you are great.
Thank you very much! It was a fun build. 😁
I enjoyed the music and I prefer the narration to real time commentary. Well done sir!
Thank you so much, Douglas! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching the build on this. 😁
Sir , that is beautiful! I'm looking for something like that at the moment... I'd love to have one.. ❤❤❤
@@mikemalone2834 Thank you for the compliment and for watching!! 😁
Hi David,
Great video and you were able to spend the video time in documenting everything. Heck of a nice shop too👍👍
My neighbor down the street has a shop in his garage and we built a stereo rack similar in design but about 4” shorter due to the limitations in my music room. We used 3 birch countertop slabs for shelves and African mahogany for the 4 legs. I stained the legs in a dark Java color (Gel/oil-based) from General Finishes. I applied 3 coats of General Finishes Gel Satin (oil based) to the shelves and legs and it was just yesterday that I completed the last coat in my garage. Now I will need to wait a month for the finish to cure before placing 50 lb. stereo gear on the shelves. Again, congrats on your wonderful vid!
Thanks so much for the kind words and for watching the video! Are you planning to post a video or photos of your build?
@@difalkner - I am about 50% done with the vid. I will finish it after I move the rack to my small music room and video some more. I have some UA-cam vids posted under my name for my vintage stereo gear.
Beautiful work David, those finishing support fixtures look like a dream to use, and I love the guitar! Keep up the wonderful work on these videos.
Thanks so much, John!! So glad you like it!
Absolutely gorgeous work!
Thanks so much, Al! It was an interesting and fun build.
Very impressive. Your knowledge is worth more than money. I would have loved to have been a student of yours. Would love to know how to do this sort of work. The knowledge of timber, sanding, machinery, spraying and so much more involved. You make it look easy and have inspired me to seek out good quality hardwood and do it myself. I am going to give this a go. Thanks for posting and greetings from Australia.
Thank you so much for your comments! By all means, give it a whirl and, most of all, have fun designing and building your pieces. 😁
Good looking rack. It's has the weight going for it. Also I like the Zu Speakers.
Thank you! He has since sold those and replaced them with some ribbon speakers. He said they sound even better but I haven't heard them (yet).
Amazing work!! 👍
Thank you for the comment and for watching!
Beautiful workmanship. Would love to have one but would probably need a second mortgage to pay for it.
Thank you so much!! 🙏 Gotta say it wasn’t inexpensive. I couldn’t afford it. 😁
I would be interested in something like that done in walnut. I live on the Md./Pa. line. Are you by chance nearby? Nice work
Beautiful, David
Thank you so much for the compliment and for watching!
Beautiful setup.. wondering how the speakers sound jammed back against a wall..they look impressive though. The stand is really awesome and I think I'll take some ideas from it's construction for my own build. Excellent build quality and nice wood.
Glad you like the build! I was blown away by the sound, truly incredible! 😁
amazing work! true craftsman
Thank you! It was a fun project, for sure.
5:58 why do you glue the front strip, or do you do it around each shelf? thank you for your video
@@Blackhowk3 I assume you are referring to the middle and bottom shelves. That was done to give the look of Curly Maple to all of the shelves and not just the top one. Once equipment is on the shelves, you wouldn’t really be able to see the shelves themselves. And it was far less expensive to use Hard Rock Maple for those two shelves and put the Curly Maple strip on the front to give it the same look as the top shelf. Thanks for watching and thank you for your question!
Beautiful work.
I'm not too proud to ask for everyone in the room:
*What was the final price?*
I know : If you have to ask...😅
Haha! Yes, most won't ask. I can tell you it was not inexpensive; seems like just the wood for the top shelf was close to a grand.
@@difalkner
Thankfully I'm more in the school of placing hifi components on smaller lightweight surfaces that can't store acoustic energy and release it later to colour the sound of delicate turntables and tube electronics .
(Russ Andrews did interesting work with a shelf he called Torlyte)
That doesn't stop me appreciating the natural beauty or wood and your creative skills.
Beautiful work!
What are the dimensions of the legs and where did you acquire the Purple Heart from?
@@markcurry5758 My CAD computer is in the shop so I can’t check but as I recall they were about 1.75 x 3.75. I bought the Purpleheart from a local hardwood supplier.
That curly/tiger maple is gorgeous and tough and expensive to come by. Very nice combination with the purpleheart. I'm surprised that you had issues with the threaded inserts. I have installed them in hard maple but mine were in face grain and not end grain. Did you lubricate the threads? Are the inserts fine thread? Beautiful workmanship.
Sorry for the delay in responding; turns out I wasn't getting notifications for comments. I used Beeswax on the threads and they are coarse threaded. Thanks for the comment and for watching the video!
David, if you don't mind sharing, what are the dimensions of the posts? I've been planning a rack for quite sometime but Im dithering on the post dimensions.
Sorry for the delay in responding; turns out I wasn't getting notifications for comments. The legs are 1.875" x 3.75" x 30"
I love that "Any project that requires the purchase of a new tool is a good project" I always put it off and the next thing I make I wish I had bought the damn thing at the start of the last thing I made. I will remember that bit of wisdom Thank you.
Thanks for watching!! 😁
Can you make me one in american black walnut?
I can; where are you located?
Is tha maple 6/4 or 8/4?
@@GFSwinger1693 8/4 and pricey! 😉
Looks like a damn nice
Book shelf. When we just add the word audiophile bs to rack . let's see If shelfs are 2 in. Thick.
@@twochaudiomg2578 The shelves finished out just under 2”.